AS she laughed I was aware of becoming involved
　　in her laughter and being part of it, until her
　　teeth were only accidental stars with a talent
　　for squad-drill. I was drawn in by short gasps,
　　inhaled at each momentary recovery, lost finally
　　in the dark caverns of her throat, bruised by
　　the ripple of unseen muscles. An elderly waiter
　　with trembling hands was hurriedly spreading
　　a pink and white checked cloth over the rusty
　　green iron table, saying: "If the lady and
　　gentleman wish to take their tea in the garden,
　　if the lady and gentleman wish to take their
　　tea in the garden..." I decided that if the
　　shaking of her breasts could be stopped, some of
　　the fragments of the afternoon might be collected,
　　and I concentrated my attention with careful
　　subtlety to this end.

【注释】 "Hysteria" was originally printed in Catholic Anthology, November 1915.